2023 NFL Draft: Final top 150 consensus prospect rankings; Alabama stars lead way, four QBs found in top 20

The number of days until the 2023 NFL Draft can now be counted on one hand. Prospects will realize a lifelong dream and some teams will add key pieces to an eventual Super Bowl roster. In preparation for the big night, CBS Sports has released its final consensus prospect rankings. 

Here are the top 150 prospects as Ryan Wilson, Chris Trapasso and I see them going into Thursday night:

Alabama will finish with the top two prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft class in CBS Sports' prospect rankings. Young is more likely to go No. 1 overall but Anderson's production in the SEC over the past two years can not be ignored. He may not be the next Myles Garrett or Von Miller, but there is no doubt that his game translates to the next level. Speaking for myself, Carter likely would have been the top overall prospect had it not been hedging a bit for the off-field concerns. He is an impact performer at one of the most difficult positions to find that descriptor. 

Stroud checks in as the second-best quarterback, but it may not play out like this on draft night. Robinson finishes as a top five prospect but it will be interesting to see how high a team is willing to take a running back in the first round. Skoronski is the top offensive lineman and Gonzalez is the highest-ranked cornerback with both Witherspoon and Banks also cracking the top-10 overall. 

Alabama's Gibbs is the second-highest ranked running back and the No. 14 prospect overall. If he lands in a system that will maximum his skills in the pass game, he could be more productive than Robinson. Richardson is the third-ranked QB at No. 11 overall and Levis is fourth of the bunch at No. 18 overall. Mayer is the top-rated tight end at No. 21 overall. Johnston is the top-rated wide receiver at No. 15 overall.

Edge rusher is the most well-represented position with five. Quarterback, cornerback and wide receiver each had four. One interesting factoid is that only nine players had a first-round grade in our aggregate rankings. In most years, there are at least 15. Teams in that range should get a quality player, but it should open eyes to the level of talent drop off. First-round grades will vary by team and that could spark trade action as teams try to get players they view in that light. 

There are seven offensive linemen in the second batch of top prospects. For teams in the market for interior offensive line help, this range is expected to be the sweet spot in this draft. Sanders is the first and one of only three linebackers in the top 50. 

Four tight ends are among the top 50 prospects in this year's class. Arizona took the first tight end at No. 55 overall last year. Only one wide receiver is found among this group so perhaps there is reason to believe teams will try to get one of the top players at the position earlier than expected. 

Eight cornerbacks are found in this range. It is interesting because certain teams could look to that depth and take another position of need in the first round. After the first four quarterbacks, Hooker is the next off the board at No. 55 overall. Interest in Hooker is likely to begin much earlier, however, because of the perceived drop off in talent. The next quarterback among our top 150 is found at No. 144 overall. 

There were a few surprises among this grouping, including Army's Carter, Maryland's Bennett and Oklahoma's Redmond. Those would probably be outliers against the mock draft community's consensus board, but big individual grades on each propped them up when the margins are very narrow. 

Once Day 3 begins, fans will see different strategic approaches from teams. Some may be more willing to take a chance on the athletic potential of a player in the hopes that they one day develop into a starter. Others may target consistent performers at the collegiate level with the idea that their floor suggests they will be contributors, to some degree, at the next level. 

Buzz suggests that a few players from this list will be taken much higher -- most notably Ole Miss wide receiver Jonathan Mingo, Iowa cornerback Riley Moss and Penn State tight end Brenton Strange -- but this is a general look at how we see players and not necessarily where they will be picked later this week. 

The 2023 NFL Draft will take place from April 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri.